Crazed commentator Ray Hudson got overexcited even by his standards when Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas (his favourite man in the whole wide world) saves a penalty from Athletic Bilbao’s Joseba Garmendia. Given that Garmendia looks like he is about to have a nervous breakdown before taking the kick he was never likely to score really.

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Your commentators, Ray and his sidekick, have a dislike of anything that is not Spanish soccer. Hudson has moments, rare but he has them, when he manages some objectivity. His sidekick, on the other hand, has a compact against Serie “A” teams which he diplays at every opportunity by contorting his voice out of shape when Italian teams are scored against.
I am seriously considering avoiding the experience altogether

Those two over animated fools caused me to miss a potentially excellent match today. Real v Barca. I simply cannot watch a match if it’s on Gol with those two idiots commentating! Watch a match on Sky with Martin Tyler commentating to learn how it’s done!